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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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